chauvinist

[ shoh-vuh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
2. a person who believes one gender is superior to the other, as a male chauvinist or a female chauvinist

Other Words From

• chau·vin·is·tic [shoh-v, uh, -, nis, -tik] adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chauvinist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; chauvin(ism) ( def ) + -ist ( def )

Example Sentences

You told GQ it embodied “a chauvinist culture in our country.”

From Los Angeles Times

They did this as a way to gain status from the dominant group and overcome oppression by acting like male chauvinists.

From Salon

Instead, they choose to transform the hedonistic and chauvinist Patrick.

From Salon

Even the morbidly chauvinist NME succumbed, calling Ditto "the coolest person in rock".

From BBC

But, more importantly, they are subversive — a powerful statement of noncompliance to chauvinist systems of control.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• female chauvinist
• male chauvinist
• misogynist